Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, Managing Director, APAC and Middle East, Green Business Certificate Institute (GBCI), speaks about sustainability measures in design and construction and shares his views on GBCI’s achievements. The LEED rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council is gaining momentum in India with its latest achievement of stepping up to the third position on […]
Green Building
IGBC Green Building Congress initiates mission 50@50
The 20th edition of the Green Building Congress was organised at HICC-Novotel, the 3-day flagship Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) event received an overwhelming response and saw large participation from the green building community with over 3000 delegates from around the world. India’s largest green expo being organised in conjunction with the Green Building Congress 2022, showcased over 1,000 green […]
Green architecture is now prominent in modern architecture
Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan, Managing Director – APAC & Middle East, Green Business Certificate Institute, shares his indepth expertise on GBCI and how strongly the focus is growing on sustainability. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification by GBCI provides a framework for creating healthy, energy-efficient green buildings that yield significant cost savings. LEED is […]
Oberoi Mall becomes India’s first LEED certified Retail Destination
Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI), India’s foremost authority on sustainability in building design, construction, and operation, has announced that it has awarded Oberoi Mall, located in Goregaon, Mumbai with the prestigious LEED V4.1 O+M (Operations and Maintenance) platinum certification. The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) is part of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that […]
ABB India’s Nelamangala, Bengaluru Campus certified green; receives highest IGBC Rating
The integrated campus is one of the eight in Karnataka, and one among 63 in India having earned the Platinum rating by IGBC. With 30% energy savings, and a water positivity index of 1.24*, the campus testifies ABB’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality. ABB India announced that its Integrated Campus in Nelamangala, Bengaluru, has received […]
Honeywell joins GCA as founding member
Honeywell has joined the Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCA), created by the International Society of Automation (ISA), as a founding member. The company will collaborate with GCA participants — from other technology providers and integrators to end users and government agencies — to build awareness, provide education, share best practices, and accelerate the development and adoption […]
Open cell ceilings blend with design aesthetics
Open cell ceiling system provides scalability of sizeable areas while maintaining the mystique of its design. The most intriguing feature about the design is its ability to blend with other architectural designing. Recommended for public spaces, design facilitates easy airflow management and rapid smoke extraction, required in high traffic areas. The first impression of an […]
Conducive Green Governance to ensure overall sustainability
Earlier, there was no specific Green Building code mandatory in India and the country was driven more by the aspirations of private companies than legislation set by government. There was just an EIA clearance process by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) for which there were various stipulated conditions mentioned in the environment […]